Tamberi in hospital: “Probable kidney stone, I will do everything to be in the race”. Flight to Paris postponed

Great concern for Gianmarco TamberiThe Italian flag bearer published a post on Instagram that questions his participation in the Paris Olympics. “Unbelievable,” he wrote in a post. “It can’t be true. Yesterday, 2 hours after writing “I deserve it” on social media, I felt a stabbing pain in my side. Emergency room, CT scan, ultrasound, blood tests…. Probably a kidney stone. And now I find myself, 3 days after the race for which I sacrificed everything, lying in a bed, helpless, with a fever of 38.8…”.

Tamberi, Olympics at risk: flight postponed

Tamberi still hopes to be able to participate in the race high jumpis the reigning Olympic champion together with the Qatari Barshim: “I was supposed to leave for Paris today and begin my journey towards this great dream, but instead I was advised to postpone the flight to tomorrow, in the hope that, with a little rest, this nightmare will end. All I can do is wait and pray… I don’t deserve all this, I’ve done everything for these Olympics, everything. I really don’t deserve it. Only one thing is certain, I don’t know how I’ll get there, but I’ll be on that platform and I’ll give my all until the last jump, whatever my condition. I swear to you – he concluded – but even before that I swear to myself!”.